Potato Chowder

with Cheddar Cheese Toasts

To accompany tonight’s pub-style chowder, we’re making a spectacular side inspired by another British favorite: Welsh rarebit, or bread topped with a savory, spiced cheese sauce, then baked. We’re also using some of our cheese sauce in the hearty chowder itself, which gets its comforting flavor from potatoes (some mashed right in the broth for extra thickness) and traditional aromatics like celery, carrot and onion.

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Heads Up! Rosemary is used twice. Most is added to roasted vegetables and a couple rosemary pieces garnish dish.

Salt refers to kosher salt in this recipe - it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts by half.

Recipe Instructions

Prepare the ingredients:

Preheat the oven to. Wash and dry the fresh produce. Halve the baguette. Peel the carrot cut in half lengthwise, then thinly slice crosswise. Small dice the celery. Peel and small dice the onion. Small dice the cheese. Thinly slice the chives.

Cook the vegetables:

In a large pot, heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the carrot, celery, potatoes and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 7 to 9 minutes, or until slightly softened.

While Cooking

Heads Up! Rosemary is used twice. Most is added to roasted vegetables and a couple rosemary pieces garnish dish.

Salt refers to kosher salt in this recipe - it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts by half.

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